The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-30
General News.

WOFka.
Natural gas has been discovered At
Chicago, M
5000 men arc at work on the Man
chester Ship Canal.
Cigar makers arc preparing for. .
strike ii New York,
Beaumont, Texas, has closed 4 con,
tract for waterworks.
The Duke Of Newcastle leaves Eng.
land shortly for Florida.
Rose Elizibeth Cleveland Is sue
cess as q teacher Of history.
A slight earthquake was felt on tho
23rd inst, IN Massachusetts.
A natural gas wall was struck Last
week at Fairsiew, California,
A convict escaped from the gnards
In Little Rock, Ark. last week,
The cotton crop Of Texas i esti
mated at about l,s5O,0oo bales,
A disastrous fro occurred at Big
Rapids, Michigan, on tho 93d inst
A Little Rock, Ark, editor has sued
several paperaipthat State for libel,
Nv, X, Vanderbilt, ii Is said, will
make his permanent abode ii Europe,
]. b, Jordop, chief Of police, 81
Port Gibson, Miss, died on tho aad
inst,
The Montaak Fire Association Of
Brooklyn, New York, has discontinued
business,
About 90 per cent % The members
of the Fiftleth Congress arc college
graduates.
An excellent quality Of fire brick
clay has been discovered near Whit.
pey, Texas
II, Clay Stone, q prominent citizen
Of Galveston, died il Austin, Texas On
tho'9ad inst,
George Williams was hung last Iri.
day Ia Birmingham, Ala, for killing
Cash Mosely
Representative Seth 9, Moffatt Of
Michigan, died IL Washington, d o.,
on the aand inst.
President oleyeland's portrait ha'
been presented 70 the city goYeTnmeRl
Of Buffalo, N, Y
Three wagon loads of peeaus from
EFath county, Texas, were sold II
GranshuFy for 5000,
TheContiuental Life Insurance Com
pany, Of Hartford, Connecticut, ID ii
the hands Of receiver,
RorYin Green estimates jay Gopld'l
fortune at Seo,ooo,eo0 and The Nav
York World thinks tins moderate,
Mr., Powdorly Is still able 70 dietat
IelteFs Ho II highly esieaemod BY Vi
rank and Gle Of the knights Of Labor
Henry Dean was killed BY Wm
johnson, near Coal Hill, Ark, las
Friday night They we're camping opi
A team Of horses was killed il Mar
On, Ind, last week by electricity. The
came in contact with an electric ligh
wire,
Wash syo, coloFad Fpnstabout q
the steamer Whisper, was killed recent
u BY i barrel Of wiskey falling .
him
4 The Mexican government has grant
ed extraordinary concessions TO 4 reg
estais company ~ induce Manageable
70 settle there,
Anna 2. Dickinson II slaWlg Feeag
ering from her long illness, and VII
90 10 Florida soon 70 spend lhe r.
maipder af lhe winter,
Mrs. Waltha Ann EmMona has apef
ca i school of eloepliaH ii washing
ton, DC Psrhaps abe sees the nee
81 II ii the present Congress
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